Migrant deaths in Mediterranean hit record in 2016 – UN At least 3,800 migrants have died or are missing in the Mediterranean Sea in 2016, the deadliest year on record, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has said. It said this was despite a significant drop in migrant crossings compared with 2015, when 3,771 deaths were reported. 'Flimsy rafts'On Wednesday, the UNHCR tweeted: "Latest reports put the number of people dead and missing in the Mediterranean Sea this year at over 3800, the highest ever." By comparison, another, much shorter, route from Turkey to Greece had a ratio of 1 in 88. Nearly 330,000 people have crossed the Mediterranean Sea this year, compared with more than one million in 2015.

Source: Libya Today October 26, 2016 19:18 UTC